Backpacking Panama: 10 best places to visit
The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Panama, ranked and mapped — and real routes through them, written by travellers who went.
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Panama City
Panamá
Skyline, canal and old town.
2
Bocas del Toro
Bocas del Toro
Caribbean island backpacker hub.
3
San Blas Islands
Guna Yala
Guna-run palm-dot islets.
4
Boquete
Chiriquí
Coffee, hiking, cool air.
5
Panama Canal
Panamá
Watch ships transit the locks.
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Santa Catalina
Veraguas
Surf and Coiba diving base.
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Casco Viejo
Panamá
Restored historic quarter.
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El Valle de Antón
Coclé
Town in a volcano crater.
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Pedasí
Los Santos
Quiet beaches and surf.
10
Portobelo
Colón
Spanish forts on the coast.
Backpacking routes through Panama
Real trips through Panama, drawn on maps by the people who took them.
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